i use Dockside Lock-Up and my enemy respond with Thrill of the Hunt targeting that unit. what

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FAQ #13015·asked by Yuri·October 21, 2026·Rules v1.5
Answer

No — the banish fizzles. Thrill of the Hunt goes on the chain above your "when you play this" trigger, so it resolves first: the unit is banished and replayed to a battlefield of their choice, entering as a brand-new game object. Your Lock-Up trigger then resolves against a unit that no longer exists, so it mistargets and the "banish a unit here" instruction is simply ignored ().

That holds even if they replay it to that same battlefield — moving to a non-board zone severs the targeting link entirely, unlike a Flash-style move to Base where the unit stays the same object. So nothing gets banished, and the hold half of Lock-Up has no card to play later.

Two side notes: Lock-Up itself stays on the board since it was legally played, and it still dies if the opponent later holds there. If they'd waited until after your trigger resolved, Thrill of the Hunt couldn't get the unit back, because the card is in banishment and isn't a unit on the board to target.

References

Suggested answer — derived from the references below

Rules

Core Rules 2026-10-09 > Section 800: Keywords > Rule 823

Core Rules 2026-10-09 > Section 300: Playing the Game > Rule 359.3

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